California Environmental Voters Education Fund

Analysis

California Environmental Voters Education Fund is a registered charity in United States, based in Oakland, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending June 2023, California Environmental Voters Education Fund reported income of $2.4m and spending of $2.1m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2019 to June 2023, income grew from $659k to $2.4m (+261%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2021, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 10,430 United States charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, California Environmental Voters Education Fund sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile, and in the 88th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mt Adams Institute ($2.4m), Alliance for Affordable Energy ($2.4m) and Northwest Watershed Institute ($2.4m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending June 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 101% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $128k (6.1% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $1.1m. It paid $14k in professional fundraising fees. At year end it held assets of $1.7m against liabilities of $500k, net assets of $1.2m.